Hannan, Osaka

Hannan

阪南市
Hannan 阪南市
City
	Hannan City Hall
	UTC+9 (Japan Standard Time)
- Tree	Pine
- Flower	Satsuki azalea
Phone number	072-471-5678
Address	35-1 Ozaki-chō, Hannan-shi, Ōsaka-fu 599-0201
Website	Official website

Hannan (阪南市, Hannan-shi) is a city located in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. As of 30 November 2021^[update], the city had an estimated population of 52,350 in 24093 households and a population density of 1400 persons per km².^[1] The total area of the city is 36.17 square kilometres (13.97 sq mi).

Geography

Hannan is located in the southwestern part of Osaka prefecture, bordered by Osaka Bay to the north and the Izumi Mountains and Wakayama Prefecture to the south. The city is about 45 kilometers from the center of Osaka city and about 10 kilometer from the center of Wakayama city

Neighboring municipalities

Osaka Prefecture

Wakayama Prefecture

Climate

Hannan has a Humid subtropical climate (Köppen Cfa) characterized by warm summers and cool winters with light to no snowfall. The average annual temperature in Hannan is 15.9 °C. The average annual rainfall is 1713 mm with September as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 26.7 °C, and lowest in January, at around 5.7 °C.^[2]

Demographics

Per Japanese census data,^[3] the population of Hannan has increased steadily from the year 1920 to the year 2000, and has started to slowly decline since..

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1920	9,842	—
1930	11,901	+20.9%
1940	13,494	+13.4%
1950	16,792	+24.4%
1960	21,067	+25.5%
1970	28,322	+34.4%
1980	42,612	+50.5%
1990	54,073	+26.9%
2000	58,193	+7.6%
2010	56,663	−2.6%

History

The area of the modern city of Hannan was within ancient

Edo Period, much of the city area was controlled by Kishiwada Domain with smaller portions controlled by Yodo Domain or directly by the Tokugawa shogunate

.

After the

Osaka prefecture

(大阪府), and the kanji 南 (nan), meaning south. Thus it means "Southern Osaka". On October 1, 1991, Hannan attained city status as the newest city in Osaka Prefecture. Hannan entered into discussions to merge with either Sennan and Misaki, or with Sennan, Misaki, Izumisano and Tajiri to form the city of "Sennanshu" (南泉州市) from 2001 to 2004; however, per a public referendum, only Misaki was in favor of the merger and the plans were abandoned.

Government

Hannan has a

Diet of Japan

.

Economy

The main industry of Hannan since the Edo Period was traditionally textile production of cotton and silk, using the abundant waters from the Izumi Mountains. At one point there were over 700 companies involved in textile production, but the rise of synthetics and overseas competition has severely impacted this industry. Likewise, Hannan was noted for its production of

Meiji period until the production and use of asbestos was banned. Another traditional industry is the quarrying of sandstone. In terms of primary industries, commercial fishing (including the farming of nori edible seaweed and oysters) and agriculture (notably a local variety of eggplant

and onions) is also an important component of the economy.

Izumi-Tottori - Yamanakadani

Nankai Electric Railway - Nankai Main Line

Ozaki - Tottorinoshō - Hakotsukuri

Highway

Buses

Hannan is also served by a local community bus running to and from the city hall along the main Route 26, and the Nankai Wing Bus Nanbu bus service. Nankai Wing Bus Nanbu:

[1]: Ozaki Station - Nakamura - Izumi-Tottori - Ishida - Ozaki Station
[A5]: Ozaki Station - Aeon Rinku Mall - Ozaki Station